Social Studies STAAR Review - 8th Grade

George Washington was the _____ President of the United States.

• 11th
• 1st
• 100th
• last

People will remember George Washington as the __________.

• "Father of our Country"

• "Father of the World"

• "Mr. Universe"

• "Big Daddy"

George Washington was made _____________ of the army.

• General in Chief
• Commander in Chief
• President of Chief
• Head Cheese

This writing was published during the American Revolution and paved the way for the Declaration of Independence.

• Rights of man

• The American Crisis

• Common Sense

Who wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner"?

• George Washington

• Ludwig van Beethoven

• Francis Scott Key

• Christopher Columbus

In 1830, President ____________________ pushed the Indian Removal Act through Congress

• John Quincy Adams

• Henry Clay

• Andrew Jackson

• James Madison

Thomas is best remembered for writing the ______________.

• Constitution
• Declaration of Independence

Who was known as the Great Compromiser or Great Pacificator?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Henry Clay

• George Washington

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

Which of the following is an effect of the Civil War?

• the Missouri Compromise
• Bleeding Kansas
• the Gettysburg Address
• Reconstruction

Ulysses S. Grant had a significant role in the Civil War. What was his role?

• General of the Union Army
• General of the Confederate Army
• President of the Union
• President of the Confederate